Collection Builders - Good Tools #6

50+ zero-cost tools to create and share public collections.

Hello, and welcome to issue n.6 of Good Tools.

In this issue you will find free tools, apps and software built to create public collections of resources.

These public collections allow you to create value, to help your readers solve their problems and to showcase your competence and expertise in your field.

Specifically, I have gone after free tools that allow you to create collections of:

• Websites

• Images

• Videos

• Music

• Documents

• Articles

• Links

• News

• Apps

• Books

• Films

• Learning Resources

• Art

• People

• Skills

• more…

The filtering criteria I use for the tools I select are:

• 100% free (or have very generous free plan)

• Not popular, not well-known

• Tested and verified by me (Robin Good)

If you find tools that are truly useful for you inside this issue, please consider supporting this work with a paid subscription.

That’s the best way to reward and encourage my work and to make sure I keep on doing it.

Robin Good

Collection Builders

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1) Websites

Google Collections 
Create visual collections of websites, pages or images.
Web app.
100% free

Zave
Create organized collections of favorite websites.
Web app.
100% free

Hypershoot 
Create collections of full-page screenshots.
Web app.
Free version allows up to 100 items max and up to 5 collections

Raindrop.io
Create unlimited collections of bookmarks, files, PDFs, images (can upload your own)
Open-source. Web app and/or software. 
100% free version

2) Images

WeTransfer Collect
Create image and/or video collections by capturing online or by uploading.
100% free for up to 5GB of content

500px
Create and publish galleries of images you upload.
100% free - max 21 uploads / week

DesignInspiration
Create private collections and mood boards that can be exported.
100% free version. No collection limits.

Unsplash
Create and share curated collections of Unsplash images (you can upload yours)
100% free

Savee.it
Create image collections and moodboards.
Free version (up to 200 images and 2 boards)

Pexels
Create and publish curated collections of Pexels images (you can upload yours)
100% free

Adobe Portfolio
Create image collections and artist portfolios
100% free for Adobe Creative Cloud customers

3) Videos

Wakelet
Create video collections of Youtube and Vimeo videos (directly playable)
100% free 

xTiles
Create video collections of Youtube and Vimeo videos (directly playable)
Free version - allows collections with up to 1000 items.

Huzzaz
Collect, organize and publish collections of videos from YouTube, Vimeo
100% free version. Unlimited collections and videos.

Pinterest
Create unlimited collections of videos clipped online or uploaded by you.
(.mp4 max 2GB/file)
100% free

4) Links

Subdex
Create and publish link playlists / collections with sub-sections
100% free - example 

Refind Library
Create and publish link collections to web articles, resources and tools
100% free

elink.io 
Create and publish web-page collections of links to web pages, resources, tools
Free version - unlimited bookmarks

5) Music

Radio4000
Create and publish music playlists based on Youtube and Soundcloud tracks
100% free

GreatDJ
Create and publish music playlists based on Youtube and Soundcloud tracks
100% free

Soundcloud
Create public music playlists using Soundcloud full library
100% free - example

Spotify
Create unlimited public music playlists / collections
Free - example

Deezer
Create unlimited public music playlists / collections
Free - not available in every country

6) Articles

Raindrop
Create and publish collections of articles from any source.
100% free

eLink.io
Create and publish collections of articles from any source.
100% free

Start.me
Create organized collections of articles, tools, or online resources of any kind
100% free version

Medium Lists
Create and publish collections of Medium articles on a specific topic / theme.
Web, iOS and Android.
100% free - example

7) Documents 

Google Pinpoint
Create collections of up to 200K documents including PDFs, Images, audio files, Google docs
100% free - Request access here

itlist.com
Create public bundles of articles, PDFs, images, videos and more that can be sold online
Free - pay a commission when you sell one of your bundles

Almanac
Create public collections of documents, open-source contents and templates.
100% free

Zotero
Create document collections, libraries or bibliographies that can be publicly shared.
100% free - Open Source

YouNeedaWiki
Create organized collections of unlimited Google Docs.
100% free for solopreneurs

8) News 

Flipboard
Collect and organize news and stories on a specific topic, need or industry.
100% free

HN+
Born to be a Hacker News clone it can be used to create a collection of links, articles, tools or resources of any kind. Can leverage voting and crowdsourcing.
100% free version

Start.me
By using the RSS feed feature it is possible to create a hub / portal that collects and aggregates news from any number of sources on a specific topic, need or industry.
100% ad-supported free-version

9) Books 

Amazon Lists
Create and share public lists of books you recommend.
Web app.
100% free

Goodreads
Create public book lists that people can vote on.
Web app.
100% free

LibraryThing
Create public book lists and collections inside a community of book lovers.
Web app.
100% free

Libib 
Create and publish book collections. 
Web, iOS and Android.
Free for up to 100 collections and a maximum of 5000 books. 

10) Apps

ProductHunt
Create and share collections of new tools and apps.
Web app.
100% free - example

Start.me
Create and publish structured web pages that collect and organize tools.
Web app + iOS and Android.
Free version - example

Trello
Create and publish web pages that collect tools and apps.
Web app + desktop app + iOS and Android.
Free version

11) Movies / Films

Letterboxd
Create public lists of films you have watched with your own comments / ratings
100% free

IMDb Your Watchlist
Organize and publish your films watchlist
100% free

JustWatch
Organize and publish your films watchlist
100% free 

Trakt.tv
Build your collection of TV shows & movies including digital and physical formats such as Blu-ray, DVD, and LaserDisc.
100% free

12) Learning Resources

WiseShot
Create public collections of online resources organized inside learning paths.
Web app.
100% free version - example

Classmill
Create public collections of resources using links, youtube videos, images and files.
Web app.
100% free - example

Moodle.net
Create public collections of open education resources.
Web app.
100% free - examples

Smithsonian Learning Lab
Create public collections of resources or freely clone and customize existing ones.
Web app.
100% free

13) Art 

Google Arts & Culture
Create public art collections with the Google Galleries feature.
To access this function log on Google A&C and click on Favorites.
There you can create collections (Galleries).
Web app.
100% free - example

Artvee
Create public collections of paintings, drawings and other art
Unlimited collections and items
100% free version - example

14) People

Folk
Create public collections of people profiles / contacts.
Web app.
Free for up to 100 people - example

15) Skills

Muchskills
Create a public collection listing all of your skills and competences.
Web app.
Free version. Unlimited listable skills - example

16) Themes and Templates 

ThemeForest Collections
Create and publish collections of website themes and templates.
Web app.
100% free - example

17) Misc

Github Collections
Create and publish collections of apps, tools or of online resources on a specific topic.
Web app.
100% free - examples.

Altova My Collections
Create and share collections of items or resources of any kind.
Windows, Android and iOS.
Free.

Lignup Multi-Collector
Create and share collections of items or resources of any kind. 
Downloadable app for Mac and Windows.
Free version.

Listium
List and collection builder.
Web app.
100% free.

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Poll

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From me to you

Thank you for being a reader.

It takes a lot of work to identify these tools, try them out and organize them in ways that can provide immediate value to you.

But this is what I truly love to do. I get a kick out of searching and finding hard-to-find gems and useful resources that can be useful to others.

If you feel that what I do is useful for you and for others please do support this newsletter with a paid subscription so that I, and others, can continue to fulfill our mission of sharing the best of what we find with you.

from sunny Holbox island,

Robin Good

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